YOU SAID:
I railed meemij while he was sleeping
INTO JAPANESE
彼が寝ている間、私はミーミジを叱りました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I scolded Mimiji while he was sleeping
INTO JAPANESE
ミミジが寝ている間に叱りました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I scolded Mimiji while she was sleeping
INTO JAPANESE
ミミジが寝ている間に叱りました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I scolded Mimiji while she was sleeping
That didn't even make that much sense in English.